Sky Knowledge:
Teaching Astronomy at Fort Belknap College

This project
supports the development and delivery of an interdisciplinary astronomy course
that integrates traditional cultural knowledge and contemporary space science.
The course will be team taught by three faculty members representing Fort
Belknap College�s Science, Technology and American Indian Studies Departments.
Key features of the course include: extensive hands-on learning and
problem-solving exercises, technology-aided instruction, story telling sessions
with Gros Ventre (Ah-Ah-Ni-Nin) and Assiniboine (Nakoda) elders, night sky
observations, and a field trip to the planetarium at the Museum of the Rockies.
As a result of this project, Fort Belknap College will strengthen and expand its
existing SMET curriculum and offer students a relevant and engaging learning
opportunity that will increase their interest in, and knowledge of, astronomy.